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10th May 2005 - Motorola unveiled a working 5-inch
color video display prototype based on proprietary Carbon
Nanotube (CNT) technology – a breakthrough technique
that could create large, flat panel displays with superior
quality, longer lifetimes and lower costs than current
offerings. Optimized for a large screen High Definition
Television (HDTV) that is less than 1-inch thick, this
first-of-its kind NED 5-inch prototype harnesses the
power of CNTs to fundamentally change the design and
fabrication of flat panel displays.
The development of such a flat panel display is possible
due to Motorola Labs Nano Emissive Display (NED) technology,
a scalable method of growing CNTs directly on glass
to enable an energy efficient design that excels at
emitting electrons. Through this cost-effective process
and design, Motorola showcases the potential to create
longer-lasting NED flat panel displays with high brightness,
excellent uniformity and color purity.
“With over 15 years experience and 160 patents
in CNT and flat panel displays, we have developed a
technology that could enable the next generation of
large size flat panel displays to deliver an extraordinary
visual experience at a fraction of current prices,”
said Jim O’Connor, vice president, Motorola technology
incubation and commercialization. “We now look
forward to aligning with display manufacturers and enabling
them to further this technology and develop commercially
available solutions.”
“Motorola’s NED technology is demonstrating
full color video with good response time,” said
Barry Young, VP and CFO of DisplaySearch, a leading
flat panel display market research and consulting company.
“And according to a detailed cost model analysis
conducted by our firm, we estimate the manufactured
cost for a 40-inch NED panel could be under $400.”
Motorola’s proprietary CNT growth process provides
excellent precision in designing and manipulating a
material at its molecular level – enhancing specific
characteristics – and, in the case of flat panel
displays, producing high-definition images. The electron
emission performance demonstrated by the Motorola technology
exceeds that achieved to date with the application of
the CNT to the cathode via an organic paste, the process
used by other companies.
“Motorola has proven its NED technology to be
fully video capable,” said Kimberly Allen, Director
Display Technology and Strategy for analyst firm iSuppli.
“CNT direct growth on glass appears to have advantages
over CNT paste/printing approaches and has potential
for larger and more sophisticated displays.”
About Motorola’s NED Prototype
Motorola’s industry-first working prototype demonstrates:
• Operational full color 5" video section
of a 1280 x 720, 16:9, 42-inch HDTV
• High quality brightness
• Bright, vivid colors using standard Cathode Ray
Tube (CRT) TV phosphors
• Display panel thickness of 3.3 millimeters (about
1/8th of an inch)
• Low cost display drive electronics (similar to
LCD, much lower than Plasma)
• Display characteristics meet or exceed CRTs,
such as fast response time, wide
viewing angle, wide operation temperature
More details of Motorola’s NED performance will
be discussed at the 43rd annual Society for Information
Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition
in Boston, May 22-27.
Business Risks
Statements about Nano Emissive Display (NED) technology
and the functionality of this technology are forward-looking
and involve risk and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward looking statements include unforeseen
events related to the company's ability to secure qualified
manufacturing licensees and the ability of those licensees
to commercialize the technology, respond to market conditions
and meet consumer demands and other factors in Motorola’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Motorola Labs
Motorola Labs serves as the applied research arm of
the company, focusing on leading edge technologies for
future products and product enhancements. Motorola also
actively licenses technologies developed in the Labs
to external customers. This project was partially funded
by the Early Stage Accelerator, Motorola’s internal
funding arm for commercialization.
About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader
that provides seamless mobility products and solutions
across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks.
In your home, auto, workplace, and all spaces in between,
seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things
and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless
mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence
and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible
communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion
in 2004.
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